B-
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: B-.
by stogie928 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Elijah Jones, slot 177, roughly 62 picks past where he belonged.
Everything downstream of J.J. McCarthy depends on J.J. McCarthy, and the building knows it. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
The Spann-Ford reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 11th pick they get a passer to set the clock by, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In No. 23 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value.
Renardo Green at No. 108 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Trevor Keegan in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jacob Cowing slid further than he should have, and slot 157 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Isaiah Davis slipping to the 167th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Elijah Jones at the 177th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A slide stopped in pick No. 230, with Nathaniel Watson worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brevyn Spann-Ford well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.